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[Tigers] Gassing up a Tiger in CA

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Subject: [Tigers] Gassing up a Tiger in CA
From: "Bill Rogers Motorsport Memories" <milward@roadrunner.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:13:39 -0800
The problem is that the recirculating nozzles in CA are designed for recent
cars which use a standard filler neck; the sharp edge on the Tiger is made to
seal on the gasket on the quick release filler cap and is incompatible. The
secret is to fool the pump into thinking it that the rubber sleeve is sealed
against a filler neck. To do that you need a Tigasser, a piece of Aluminum
(about .063") about 3" square with a 1.00" dia hole in the center, slotted out
to one edge. You push the rubber sleeve on the pump nozzle back far enough to
uncover a shoulder on the nozzle pipe itself and slip your Tigasser between
the sleeve and the shoulder on the nozzle. This gives the sleeve a flat
surface to seat on; it is not a perfect seal because of the slot and you have
to pump slowly but it works.

There are two drawbacks. One is a safety issue in that the pump will not shut
off automatically and as a minimum you risk gas on your shoes. The other is
that the plate will scratch the paint. I fixed this by taking the plastic top
off a paint spraycan, cutting a hole in the center so that it will slide over
the pump nozzle and putting it between the plate and the Tiger filler.

These were available commercially for bikes at one time, but the Gas Buddy
website has disappeared.

BillRo
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